St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary Audio

STAS Audio is a special service of St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, with a twofold purpose: firstly, to provide the public with true intellectual and spiritual nourishment by making available sermons, conferences, and liturgical chant recorded at the Seminary; secondly, to help support the Seminary's work of forming truly Catholic priests.

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$15 | 1 Audio CD
Puer Natus Est Christmas CD
by STAS Schola and Polyphonic Choir

This Christmas let the schola and polyphonic choir of St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary lift your heart and mind to the contemplation of the Christ child. This new recording offers a real taste of the liturgical spirit of Christmas as understood and communicated by some of the finest composers of the Church's musical tradition. It includes the complete music of a Christmas Mass, combining the propers of the Christmas Day Mass in Gregorian chant with William Byrd's Mass for three voices. The album also features magnificent Renaissance motets by Palestrina (the Church's model for sacred polyphony), Thomas Luis de Victoria and Michael Praetorius as well as two beautiful Medieval carols. All profits go to our New Seminary Project.

Track Listing
The links below provide samples of the pieces on the CD.
1. Hodie Christus natus est
Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina
2:28
2. Puer natus est in Bethlehem
Michael Praetorius
2:04
3. Introit: Puer natus est
Christmas Missa in die
3:45
4. Mass for three voices: Kyrie
William Byrd
0:36
5. Mass for three voices: Gloria
William Byrd
4:32
6. Gradual: Viderunt omnes
Christmas Missa in die
3:24
7. Alleluia
Christmas Missa in die
3:01
8. Mass for three voices: Credo
William Byrd
6:55
9. Ave Maria, Virgo Serena
Traditional Hymn
4:54
10. Ave Maria
Selden MS (15th century)
2:35
11. Offertory: Tui sunt coeli
Christmas Missa in die
2:18
12. Mass for three voices: Sanctus & Benedictus
William Byrd
2:45
13. O Magnum Mysterium
Tomás Luis de Victoria
3:06
14. O Regem Coeli
Tomás Luis de Victoria
4:56
15. Mass for three voices: Agnus Dei
William Byrd
2:39
16. Communion: Viderunt omnes
Christmas Missa in die
0:54
17. Procedenti puero
Medieval Monophonic
3:14
18. There is no rose
Medieval Carol
4:57
Video Gallery
The videos below provide an introduction to the CD and contain exclusive footage of the practice and recording sessions. Please note that the sound on the videos does not reflect the quality of the CD.

Promotional Video
See a preview of the recording sessions and send this video to your friends using the "Share" button on YouTube to give them a taste of a traditional Christmas!


Schola Selections
Watch selections of Gregorian chant from the Christmas Day Mass performed by the schola. These pieces and more from the Seminary schola are on the CD.




$90 | 23 Audio CDs
Reign of Christ
Reverend Fathers James Doran, Stephen DeLallo, Robert MacPherson & Patrick Summers

What is the month of Christ the King? What does the kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ really mean? Is it something vague and theoretical? Or is it something purely spiritual, with only an indirect influence over the life of men in society? No. Just as Jesus Christ is God Incarnate, so the principles of Catholic philosophy and theology must be made incarnate in the social order as well as in the lives of individuals. In this collection of conferences, Frs. Doran, DeLallo, MacPherson, and Summers expound these Catholic social principles, demonstrate their application in various realms of public life, and elucidate and refute the modern errors that oppose them. This October, celebrate the Feast of Christ the King by deepening your knowledge and appreciation of Our Lord’s reign.




$30 | 6 Audio CDs
Cloister of the Home: Raising Children
Reverend Fathers James Doran, Damien Fox & Robert MacPherson

It is rightly called the “art of arts” given both its difficulty and its supreme importance for promoting happiness both in this life and the next. For this reason, Holy Mother Church has always sought to give parents the fundamental principles necessary to perform well the delicate task of forming the children entrusted to them by God. In this spirit, Rev. Fr. James Doran and his collaborators discuss the joys of raising a large family, the proper understanding of the role of education, how to make good decisions regarding Catholic schools, and how to think about the possible vocations that might arise in children.




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